The eastbound Empire Builder is running close to 5 hours late on a pleasant October morning as it glides along the Mississippi River, nearing its next station stop in St Cloud.

A 5+ hour late Empire Builder slowly rolls out of the station in Glenview, IL, with two of the Phase VI ALC-42 Charger locomotives leading the way.

River, road, and rail all carry commerce through downtown Saint Paul. The waterfront area of the state capitol has undergone numerous changes over the years. At one time, steamboat moorings and wa... (more)

Four locomotives, including the Phase II heritage unit, lead the eastbound Empire Builder into downtown Saint Paul. Several private railcars were also on the train, making for a unique sight as it... (more)

A late running eastbound Empire Builder made for a perfect view of it climbing through the sweeping curve at Lake Park, MN on a beautiful late summer morning.

Amtrak train 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, approaches the only active railroad tunnel in Wisconsin at appropriately-named Tunnel City on September 27, 1987.

Amtrak's class ALC-42 leads the eastbound Empire Builder out of St. Paul.

AMTK P42DC #160 and AMTK P42DC #161 lead Amtrak Empire Builder #8 into Red Wing, MN on 5/24/22.

Amtrak’s Eastbound Empire Builder #8 comes to a hard station stop as it crosses the Wisconsin River on the double decker trestle. The “Pepsi Can” P42DC #160 leads.

AMTK ALC-42 #300, AMTK ALC-42 #301, AMTK P42DC #136, AMTK P32-8BWH #506, and AMTK P42DC #11 provide power to Amtrak Empire Builder train #8 as it makes its station stop in Red Wing, MN.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, train 8, reflects on Amtrak’s historical paint schemes as the 50th Anniversary duo of 160 and 161, roll eastbound through Ross, ND, on the way into Fargo.

The inbound Empire Builder passes Tower A5, running out its last miles to Chicago Union Station. Leading the way is P42 #160, painted in the old Pepsi can livery.

On a rare move, Amtrak's Empire Builder heads east on its namesake route for the first time in 7 years. Of course during the Great Northern era, and even Amtrak until 1979, the Empire Builder was ... (more)

The Empire Builder with new Charger locomotives is well documented from the air and the ground by fellow railfan Chris Laskowski.

A pair of Amtrak P40DC “Genesis” locomotives leads the eastbound Empire Builder over Marias Pass just east of Summit, Montana, on October 6, 1997.